Exercises for reading in children

One of the big problems that we find in our classrooms are all those related to reading.

What is reading?

Reading is nothing more than interpreting or understanding a word or written texts; to discover the message that the author wants to convey to us.

Reading is not just reproducing a text in sounds, but it is an interactive activity.

You learn to read at an early age, but it is necessary to deepen reading comprehension techniques so that reading is not only superficial but also learning. The most important thing is to read well to understand what is read and thus be able to acquire knowledge.

What is reading?

Reading is the process of understanding some type of information. It is also a mental and visual process that deduces the meaning of a text, interprets it and understands the message.

Will it be important to read?

Reading is important, it brings books closer to readers, awakens the mind, educates us, gives us knowledge, enriches us and makes us better people.

Learning to read and reading to learn constitutes a dialectical unit that requires a lot of attention on the part of the school as a whole.

The important thing is to recognize that a truly profitable reading involves operating with three basic questions that are inserted in a complex work process:

1- What does the text say? (Literal, implicit and complementary meaning)

2- What do I think of the text? (Critical reading, assessment and issuance of personal criteria)

3- What is the text for me? (Relationship of the text with reality, experience, validity of the content with its message)

What are the processes to get a good read?

There are three processes to get a good read:

1- Before reading :

What am I going to read for? (Purpose of reading).

What do I know about this text? (Explanation and extension of prior knowledge to the subject of the text).

What is this text about?.

What about its structure?.

2- When reading:

Anticipation: the reader, while reading, anticipates some meaning related to the topic.

Confirmation and self-correction: these are what the reader puts into practice to confirm or reject their own entries.

Monitoring: consists of evaluating the understanding that is achieved during reading.

3- After reading:

Understanding the subject of the text: what is the text about?

Fragment specific compression.

Literal understanding.

Elaboration of inferences: derive, deduce, complete information that does not appear explicit in the text.

Formulation of opinions about what has been read.

Expression of experiences and emotions related to the content.

Relationship or application to practical life.

Summarize the content (essential ideas)

What exercises would help improve reading skills?

To improve reading skills you can do various exercises so that you can develop for yourself an interest and progressive love for reading.

1- Exercises to develop clarity of pronunciation (breathing and vocalization exercises)

2- Exercises to develop attention with words and syllables.

Example: clock is ticking; TIC Tac.

3- Reading comprehension and memory exercises1: here the reading in a low and slow voice is revealed and then writing a text about what has been read or telling it aloud.

4- Exercises that develop reading speed: here you can perform tongue twisters to develop speed, readings in the shape of pyramids.

Reading offers many advantages for those who take it as an essential habit in their lives. Among some of the advantages it produces are:

* Increase your vocabulary and concentration.

* Improve memory and spelling.

* Decreases the risk of Alzheimer's.

* Acquisition of new knowledge.

* Source of entertainment.

Many of us like to read a good book whenever we can. Throughout history, books have been written that, due to their great reception, their enriching content or simply because they are entertaining, are worthy of recommendation.

Some interesting books for children to read:

1- Don Quixote de la Mancha written by Miguel de Cervantes.

2- The little prince written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

3- The diary of Anne Frank written by Anne Frank.

4- The cat in boots written by Charles Perrault.

5- Hansel and Gretel written by the Brothers Grimm.

6- Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone.

Learning to read correctly is necessary and indispensable for the lives of your children. Support them in this important stage.